DIVINE WISDOM – Thursday August 31st
2017
Memorise: If any of you lack
wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraifeth
not; and it shall be given him. James 1:5
Read: Daniel 1:18-20 (KJV)
1:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he
should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before
Nebuchadnezzar.
1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was
found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they
before the king.
1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the
king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians
and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Bible in one year: 1st
Chronicles 25:27, Ezekiel 33:21-29, Hymn: Sing hymn 16
MESSAGE:
Wisdom
is the quality of discerning what is true, what is ethically right, and what
should be done in different situations. Wisdom is fundamentally practical in
nature. Although God alone possesses wisdom in the absolute sense, as
benevolent God, He is willing to give His wisdom to all those who seek it in
humble reverence (James 1:5). We see the wisdom of God
manifested in the work of creation and in the provision of redemption from sin
through Jesus Christ. Divine wisdom refers to the abilities given by God in
every area of life including recognising and applying the provision of
salvation through Christ Jesus, craftsmanship, knowledge and insight for right
decisions in life, and several others. Divine wisdom cannot be received by
those who put their confidence in worldly wisdom, which is based on human
cleverness and insight without God’s revelation. God considers this human kind
of wisdom to be foolishness. It may produce temporary success in life, but this
will come to nothing on the long run. 1st Corinthians 3:19-20 says,
“For the wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own
craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are
vain.”
Worldly
wisdom builds pride and false hope in people, so much so that it makes them
arrogate success to themselves to the exclusion of the Almighty God (Proverbs 26:12,
Isaiah 47:10). In Isaiah 29:14, God has declared that worldly
wisdom shall perish.
Prayer Point:
Father, please teach me Your
ways and lead me through the path of wisdom in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide
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Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and
also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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